Actually, there's a sentimental story behind this sucker. I successfully bid on this during an auction where the proceeds go directly to my local homebrewer's association. It was actually designed and built by one of the association's founding members - who unfortunately passed away many years ago. I was happy to participate in this auction and land this brewstand, which came about well before the homebrewing market started to ascend. I guess it's on to all-grain!

I have a larger cooler I plan on using for a mash tun, but you get the point nonetheless.

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Brewed on this three times so far (IIPA, Oatmeal Stout and a Tripel)...it's a complete breeze. I was skurred to make the jump to AG, but man, this setup makes it very, very easy. I ended up using a 12g Rubbermaid cube cooler for my MLT.

FWIW, the kettles are removable. Now to work on my efficiency.

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Oh, and fwiw, it is easy to go overboard with coriander when making a saison. Just sayin'.

Nah...just 5 gallon batches to start - I didn't want to go nuts just yet with the switch to AG. It's coming soon though, very soon.

The IIPA was actually a Pliny the Elder clone, but my efficiency was horrible and I ended up topping it off with about a gallon of water and waited forever for the sucker to clear up/dryhop. It's just about finished carbing up at the moment (kegged) and it's gradually turned into a nice, light and very hoppy (taste/aroma) IPA....very far from an IIPA.

Let me know if you're interested and I'll PM you the recipe I used.

Also, if these suckers were staying anywhere else besides outside, I'd definitely shine em up! I like the gritty look the whole setup has as it is.

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